A Damn Close-Run Thing: A Brief History of the Falklands Conflict by Russell Phillips

Author:Russell Phillips
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: history, uk, falkland islands, 1982, argentina, falklands, united kingdom, royal navy, falklands war, falklands conflict
Publisher: Russell Phillips

On the 26th of April, the garrison at Leith was contacted by radio and invited to surrender, but they refused. However, when the SAS and Royal Marines arrived at Leith later in the day with HMS Endurance and Plymouth in support, the garrison surrendered without a fight.

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HMS Sheffield

At 07:50 on the 4th of May, an Argentinian patrol aircraft picked up the British carrier battle group on its radar, 70 miles south-east of Stanley. Two Super Etendards were flown from Rio Grande at 09:45, each carrying a single Exocet anti-ship missile. After refuelling in-flight, they flew at low altitude, and received target information from the patrol aircraft. They increased height to scan with their radars, and having picked up targets, descended once more before releasing their missiles at a range of 20-30 miles.

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